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May 27, 2021

Inactive education agents and what to do about them

I talk to a lot of international student recruitment professionals working in-house for educational institutions. We are usually discussing how our solutions can help them build and manage their education agent

Australia

Education Agents

October 26, 2020

Mark Lucas: COVID impacts on education agents

Between 5-8 October 2020, Amy Baker and her team at The PIE ran The PIE Live. Billed as a "dynamic virtual summit...bringing together thought leaders from around the world who

Education Agents Wanted

October 7, 2020

GSP launches new platform for agent partners

Global Study Partners (GSP) is a two-sided EdTech marketplace for international student recruitment. Free for education agent partners, GSP enables partners to grow their profitability, size and market share. GSP has

Education Agents

September 5, 2020

3 reasons why education agent use will soar after COVID

At some point - hopefully soon - the COVID-19 crisis will end, or at least ease significantly. In the COVID recovery phase, the world will figure out the 'new normal',

Education Agent Alert

USA

August 23, 2020

US: Criminal education agent brings down TV star

In March 2019 a US college admissions scandal was making headlines around the world, mainly because several television and movie stars were implicated. The mastermind of the scheme - which basically

Best Practice

Education Agents

February 1, 2020

Are your education agents ethical?

Educational institutions working with education agents understand that the benefits of a productive agent network come with unavoidable risk. Agents who behave dishonestly, unprofessionally or unethically can do serious

Sri Lanka

January 25, 2020

Sri Lanka to regulate agents following student deaths

The Government of Sri Lanka will move quickly to regulate education agents in the country following the deaths of three female Sri Lankan students in Azerbaijan. The three students

Education Agents

November 29, 2019

Education agents demand Black Friday deals

Black Friday is here. It's usually associated with price reductions and deals on consumer goods. Check out your favourite online stores and you're almost guaranteed to save some serious cash. Black

Australia

Education Agents

November 3, 2019

Sub-agents the No.1 critical issue says AAERI

Challenges around the use of sub-agents in South Asia is a critical issue according to an independent expert report recently commissioned by the Association of Australian Education Representatives in

Education Agents

New Zealand

November 2, 2019

NZ rally will demand education agent regulation

In New Zealand the Migrant Workers Association, and Love Aotearoa Hate Racism will hold a Stand Against Racism rally on Sunday November 3 in Auckland targeting NZ First MP Shane

Education Agents

Thailand

October 26, 2019

Dodgy Chinese education agents fuel Thailand boom

Chinese education agents are fueling a surge of Chinese international students into Thailand. There are now about 30,000 students from mainland China studying at higher education institutions in Thailand. They are

Education Agents

India

September 4, 2019

Government of Punjab to become an education agency

The Government of Punjab is getting into the education agency business. It will set up a 'special cell' for students who want to study abroad to support them and enroll

Best Practice

Education Agents

August 24, 2019

Education Agent Management Best Practice Guide

Education agents play an important role in the international education market. Each year agents are responsible for recruiting a significant number of international students for educational institutions across the globe.

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International Student Recruitment

August 17, 2019

Education Agent Misconduct: what you can’t see can’t hurt you.

Ok, so the title of this post was deliberately provocative, but the education agent management processes implemented by many educational institutions mean that they are flying blind on the critical

Education Agents

USA

August 11, 2019

NAFSA report: can education agents reverse US fortunes?

Back in May NAFSA released a short report titled Losing Talent: An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can't Ignore. It focuses on the decline in international student enrollment in

Best Practice

Education Agents

August 2, 2019

The gaping hole in your education agent application form

We've noticed a gap in almost every education agent application form we look at here at AgentBee (and we look at a lot!) Before we get in to the detail let's

Education Agents

India

USA

June 16, 2019

US Consulate Chennai warning on education agents

The US Consulate Chennai has tweeted a warning about "[education] agents who illegally promise US visas for a fee." https://twitter.com/USAndChennai/status/1136887658427375621 In 2018 the US Department of State officially endorsed the use of

Education Agents

May 31, 2019

NZ: Indian High Commissioner calls out dodgy education agents

The Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand,Sanjiv Kohli, has just left the country after completing a full three-year term as the Head of India's Mission in Wellington. In reflecting

Best Practice

Education Agents

May 20, 2019

Why and how you should monitor your education agents

A new academic article focuses on the importance of, and approach to education agent monitoring. The article, titled Monitoring of Education Agents Engaged in International Student Recruitment: Perspectives from the

International Student Recruitment

April 19, 2019

Canadian universities relying more on education agents

Canada's CBC news reports that Canadian universities, particularly those on the country's Atlantic coast are increasingly using education agents to recruit international students in a highly competitive international market. According to

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